THE 2009 PROGRAM
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Overture by the Carillon Ringers

Harvest
We celebrate deliverance from danger and the promise of a rich harvest.
Thanksgiving Carol arranged by David Hansen
Come, ye thankful people, come arranged by John Ferguson
All Good Gifts from Godspell by Stephen Schwartz and
Matthias Claudius

Feast
We celebrate the bounteous gifts of God—physical and spiritual—given to us in the midst of famine.
Not One Sparrow is Forgotten arranged by William Hawley
My Shepherd will supply my need by Calvin Hampton and Isaac Watts

Home
Home is not just where we come from, but where we are going to—where we are known, loved and welcomed.
Feels Like Home from the film Michael by Randy Newman

Family
Our family includes blood relatives, welcomed strangers, nourishing friends, and those who live on in cherished memory.
When the Children are Asleep from Carousel by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
My House from Peter Pan by Leonard Bernstein
I Won't Mind from The Other Franklin by Jeff Blumenkrantz and
Annie Kessler and Libby Saines
On Children by Ysaye Maria Barnwell and Khalil Gibran
Plant a Radish from The Fantasticks by Harvey Schmidt and
Tom Jones
Home from The Harvey Milk Show by Patrick Hutchison and
Dan Pruitt
Fathers and Sons from Working by Stephen Schwartz
Calling my Children Home by Doyle Lawson, Charles Waller, and Robert Yates
Forgiveness' Embrace by Stephen Schwartz

Thanksgiving
We respond in grateful prayer.
For the Beauty of the Earth by Philip Stopford and Folliot Pierpoint
The Lord’s Prayer by Albert Hay Malotte
For the Fruit of All Creation arranged by John Ferguson